Use of Radarsat-2 and Landsat TM Images for Spatial Parameterization of Manning’s Roughness Coefficient in Hydraulic Modeling

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dc.contributor.authorMtamba, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorVan der Velde, Rogier
dc.contributor.authorNdomba, Preksedis M.
dc.contributor.authorZoltán, Vekerdy
dc.contributor.authorMtalo, Felix W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-23T08:33:28Z
dc.date.available2016-03-23T08:33:28Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-14
dc.description.abstractVegetation resistance influences water flow in floodplains. Characterization of vegetation for hydraulic modeling includes the description of the spatial variability of vegetation type, height and density. In this research, we explored the use of dual polarized Radarsat-2 wide swath mode backscatter coefficients (σ°) and Landsat 5 TM to derive spatial hydraulic roughness. The spatial roughness parameterization included four steps: (i) land use classification from Landsat 5 TM; (ii) establishing a relationship between σ° statistics and vegetation parameters; (iii) relative surface roughness (Ks) determination from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) backscatter temporal variability; (iv) derivation of the spatial distribution of the spatial hydraulic roughness both from Manning’s roughness coefficient look up table (LUT) and relative surface roughness. Hydraulic simulations were performed using the FLO-2D hydrodynamic model to evaluate model performance under three different hydraulic modeling simulations results with different Manning’s coefficient parameterizations, which includes SWL1, SWL2 and SWL3. SWL1 is simulated water levels with optimum floodplain roughness (np) with channel roughness nc = 0.03 m−1/3/s; SWL2 is simulated water levels with calibrated values for both floodplain roughness np = 0.65 m−1/3/s and channel roughness nc = 0.021 m−1/3/s; and SWL3 is simulated water levels with calibrated channel roughness nc and spatial Manning’s coefficients as derived with aid of relative surface roughness. The model performance was evaluated using Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (E) and coefficient of determination (R2), based on water levels measured at a gauging station in the wetland. The overall performance of scenario SWL1 was characterized with E = 0.75 and R2 = 0.95, which was improved in SWL2 to E = 0.95 and R2 = 0.99. When spatially distributed Manning values derived from SAR relative surface values were parameterized in the model, the model also performed well and yielding E = 0.97 and R2 = 0.98. Improved model performance using spatial roughness shows that spatial roughness parameterization can support flood modeling and provide better flood wave simulation over the inundated riparian areas equally as calibrated models.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMtamba, J.; Van der Velde, R.; Ndomba, P.M.; Zoltán, V; & Mtalo, F., (2015). Use of Radarsat-2 and Landsat TM Images for Spatial Parameterization of Manning’s Roughness Coefficient in Hydraulic Modeling. Journal of Remote Sensing. 2015, 7(1), 836-864; doi: 10.3390/rs70100836en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/rs70100836
dc.identifier.issn2072-4292
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1241
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherremote sensingen_US
dc.subjectsynthetic aperture radaren_US
dc.subjecthydraulic roughnessen_US
dc.subjectrelative surface roughnessen_US
dc.subjectvegetation mappingen_US
dc.subjecthydraulic modelingen_US
dc.titleUse of Radarsat-2 and Landsat TM Images for Spatial Parameterization of Manning’s Roughness Coefficient in Hydraulic Modelingen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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